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Director –Small & Medium Enterprise Division at The Uganda Investment
Authority (UIA)- Uganda
Organisation:The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA),Jobs Vacancy in Uganda,
Position Title: Director –Small & Medium Enterprise Division (SME) (1 post)
Reporting to: Executive Director
Primary Location:
Education Level: Bachelor’s degree OR Master’s
degree
Minimum Experience : 5 (Years)
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Brief Company Profile:
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) established a Division to facilitate
and support the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
The overall purpose of the SME Division is to raise the level of value
adding investments and improve incomes of domestic producers of primary
commodities.
The Division will specifically be responsible for the development and
coordination of the National SME Programmes and Strategy as well as oversee
their implementation.
Uganda Investment Authority now seeks to recruit a Director to head the
Division.
Key Outputs
• Raised level of value adding investments and improved incomes for SMEs.
• Increased number of micro-enterprises growing to the level of SMEs and
becoming eligible to UIA SME facilitation services.
• Increased availability of publicity, information and awareness of UIA
services to the SME sector.
• High level of collaboration of all stakeholders impacting on SME
development in Uganda.
• Increased number of SMEs growing to be large size enterprises and
impacting positively on the growth and development of the Ugandan economy.
• Increased access to markets for SMEs’
• Increased number of SME’s in the UIA database.
• SME Policy and strategy.
• Enriched web portal for SMEs.
• Database of research publications in the field of SME development.
• Increased number of SMEs in the UIA database.
• Increased number of District Investment Committees.
• SME Business Incubation Centres developed within the UIA Industrial and
business Parks.
• Improved access to appropriate SME technologies
Main Duties and Responsibilities.
• Operationalize the UIA Strategic Plan for SMEs.
• Coordinate and supervise development of the National SME policy and
strategy in UIA.
• Oversee the implementation of the National SME policy and Strategy.
• Carryout and/or coordinate SME relevant research and provide business
related information to the SME.
• Liaise with business development service (BDS) providers and other
partner agencies and to effectively address SME problems and concerns.
• Participate in development of linkages between large companies and SMEs.
• Identify and minimize of administrative barriers to the SME sector.
• Facilitate and support the development of the cottage Industry
• Facilitate and support National Content inclusion in new/ emerging
economic sectors of oil and gas.
• Craft and implement SME appropriate services
• Advise, appraise, register and facilitate SMEs as provided by the UIA
Work plan.
• Carry-out detailed divisional planning and budgeting activities.
• Prepare the division’s documentation and reports.
• Supervise staff in SME division.
Person Specifications
• Masters Degree in Commerce, Economics, Statistics, Business
Administration, Entrepreneurship, Agribusiness or Development Studies.
• Bachelors Degree in Economics, Commerce or the equivalent from a
recognised institution/University.
• Any other postgraduate qualification will be added advantage
• At least 5 year work experience in SME support activities, preferably
with private sector, Business Support Organisation, Entrepreneurship training
or public sector.
• Demonstrated proficiency in programme planning, implementation and
monitoring. Furthermore s/he must possess excellent written and oral communication
skills, have strong computer skills and be able to work under minimum
supervision
Mode of Application:
Applications with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and/or
testimonials together with the applicant’s telephone contact, names, addresses
and telephone numbers of three referees should be sent to;
The Executive Director
Uganda Investment Authority
P.O. Box 7418, Kampala.
Not later than Friday, May 9, 2014. UIA accepts no liability for incomplete
submission, late or misdirected transmission of applications
Note: Only short listed applicants will be contacted for interviews
• Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
•
Uganda Investment Authority is an equal opportunity employer.
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